Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.3 - Equations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Value - Exercise Set - Page 284: 84

Answer

$[-2,\dfrac{9}{2}]$

Work Step by Step

Given: $|5-4x| \leq 13$ As per definition of absolute value, we can write this as: or, $-13 \leq 5-4x \leq 13$ or,$-13 -5\leq -4x \leq 13-5$ or, $-18 \leq -4x \leq 8$ This implies that: $\dfrac{9}{2}\geq x\geq -2$ Hence, $[-2,\dfrac{9}{2}]$
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